Superintendent Milton Batiste III
confirmed that St. Landry Parish Schools (slpsb.org
) fell victim to a cybersecurity attack July 25, 2023. The #school fell victim to a previous cyber-attack in 2020. #usa #education #ransomware #students #databreach #threats #campus [ https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/news/slpsb-victimized-in-ransomware-attack/article_98507368-2fe4-11ee-a4bc-4f95f3f4cba9.html ] #informatique
Brett Callow, a threat analyst for Emsisoft says that St. Landry Parish School Board has a week to pay the group before the data is leaked. The group is asking for a $1 million ransom to delete the data they stole. He said the ransom was issued less than 24 hours ago.